telegram-ascii-tableFormat tabular data as ASCII box tables for Telegram. Stdin-only input eliminates shell injection risks. Handles smart column sizing, text wrapping, and proper padding for monospace display.
Install via ClawdBot CLI:
clawdbot install NaLG/telegram-ascii-tableFormat tabular data as ASCII box-drawing tables that render correctly in Telegram code blocks.
{baseDir}/scripts/ascii-table.py <<'EOF'
Name|Value|Status
Server|web-01|Online
Database|db-01|Syncing
EOFWrap output in triple backticks when sending to Telegram.
# Desktop mode (default): Unicode box chars, 58 char width
ascii-table <<'EOF'
Server|Status|Uptime
web-01|Online|14d 3h
db-01|Syncing|2d 12h
EOF
# Mobile mode: ASCII chars, 48 char width
ascii-table --mobile <<'EOF'
Task|Status
Deploy|Done
Test|Pending
EOF
# Custom width
ascii-table --width 80 <<'EOF'
Column|Another Column
data|more data
EOFcat data.txt | ascii-table
echo -e 'Name|Value\nRow1|Data1' | ascii-table
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ā Flag ā Short ā Description ā
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ā --desktop ā -d ā Unicode box chars, 58 char width (DEFAULT) ā
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ā --mobile ā -m ā ASCII chars, 48 char width ā
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ā --width N ā -w N ā Override default width ā
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ā Aspect ā Desktop (default) ā Mobile ā
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ā Characters ā Box drawing ā ASCII (+ - chars) ā
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ā Default width ā 58 chars ā 48 chars ā
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ā Rendering ā Clean on desktop ā Reliable everywhere ā
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ā Use when ā Recipient on desktop ā Recipient on mobile ā
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ā Server ā Status ā Uptime ā
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ā web-01 ā Online ā 14d 3h ā
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ā db-01 ā Syncing ā 2d 12h ā
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| Server | Status | Uptime |
+------------+----------+----------+
| web-01 | Online | 14d 3h |
+------------+----------+----------+
| db-01 | Syncing | 2d 12h |
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ā Task ā Status ā Notes ā
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ā Deploy ā Done ā Rolled out to prod successfully ā
ā API ā ā ā
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ā Fix bug ā WIP ā Waiting on upstream OAuth fix ā
āāāāāāāāāāā“āāāāāāāāā“āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāThis script intentionally does not accept row data as CLI arguments.
Shell argument parsing happens before any script runs. Characters like ` `, $, and ! in double-quoted args get executed or expanded by the shell ā not by the script receiving them. For example, whoami ` would execute and substitute its output before the script ever sees it.
By requiring stdin input, user data bypasses shell parsing entirely. A quoted heredoc (<<'EOF') passes everything through literally ā no escaping needed, no execution possible.
| separates columns (cannot appear in cell content)Generated Mar 1, 2026
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š¬ Integration Tip
Use heredoc syntax (<<'EOF') for safe data input without shell escaping issues, and always wrap output in triple backticks for proper Telegram code block rendering.
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